Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 341 | 327 | 276 | 225 | 243 | 763 | 723 | 613 | 588 | 478 | 378 | 367 | 277 | 269 | 252 | 220 | 205 | 158 | 137 | 133 | 145 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.65m | 2:04PM1.77m | 2:21AM1.70m | 2:43PM1.80m | 3:01AM1.75m | 3:23PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.32m | 8:10PM0.33m | 8:24AM0.27m | 8:51PM0.28m | 9:08AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 414 | 341 | 327 | 276 | 225 | 189 | 763 | 723 | 613 | 588 | 478 | 378 | 367 | 277 | 269 | 252 | 220 | 205 | 158 | 88 | 130 | 98 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 118 | 130 | 118 | 119 | 172 | 243 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 128 | 73 | 49 | 48 | 145 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 133 | 145 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | NNE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | ESE 11 | — | SSW 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 50 | 85 | 84 | — | 39 | — | 50 | 12 | 12 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 43 | 82 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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